Distracted drivers get warnings, for now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls police focused on distracted drivers, especially those using phones, while on patrol yesterday and stopped 29 motorists.Officer Sam Clemens says the campaign...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Stabbing
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (KELO-AM) – Sioux Falls Police are investigating an early Saturday morning stabbing in Sioux Falls.Officers were called to the 200 block of South Garfield just before 1:00...
View ArticleFirst West Nile Case Of Year Reported In Minnehaha County
PIERRE, SD (KELO AM) – The Department of Health reminded South Dakotans to get in the habit of using mosquito repellent as it announced the state’s first human West Nile virus (WNV) case of the year, a...
View ArticleCasino Robbery Saturday Morning
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) - Sioux Falls Police are investigating a robbery Saturday morning.Officers were called to Crown Casino on South Minnesota about 8:45 Saturday morning. A dark skinned black...
View ArticleAutomania!
Brandon, SD (KELO-AM) - Lovers of all things wheeled are in their glory today at the AUTOMANIA event held on Holly Boulevard in Brandon. Large crowds are expected for the event, and officials say it's...
View ArticlePeaches Everywhere!
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) If you love peaches, you'll want to catch all the sights and sounds of the South Dakota Peach Festival....even though Georgia bills itself as the "Peach State", the event at...
View ArticleHit and Run
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) A short foot chase netted Sioux Falls Police a suspect in a Saturday afternoon hit and run accident on the city's north side. The accident happened around 1:15 PM near the...
View ArticlePTSI Day Monday
PIERRE, S.D. – (KELO-AM / State of SD) At the request of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, Gov. Dennis Daugaard has proclaimed Monday, June 27, 2016, as “Post-Traumatic Stress Injury...
View ArticleFighting compulsive gambling
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Whether it's the casino, bingo or scratch-off lottery tickets, thousands across the Upeer Midwest struggle with gambling addiction.Brian Zirbes with the Minnesota...
View ArticleSD leadership with prisoners of disabilties
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ( KELO AM) - A report from the disability advocacy group RespectAbility shows that 32% of inmates in federal prisons and 40% of people in jails have at least one disability.Philip...
View ArticleEveryone into the pool in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO-AM) It's the public's last chance to see the Midco Acquatic Center in progress before it grand opens in the fall.The tour and public open house is Tuesday, June 28, from 5:30 to...
View ArticleMan arrested in Salem Drug burglary
Salem, SD (KELO AM) - Officials in McCook County have arrested an Pennsylvania man in connection with a robbery at the Salem Community Drug Store last Tuesday.Twenty-five year old Kyle Hurden of Upper...
View ArticleDrunken man shoots dog in face
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls man faces charges after accidentally shooting his dog in the face with a forty-four magnum handgun last weekend.Officer Sam Clemens says 36-year-old Michael...
View ArticleLocal connection to legend Pat Summitt
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Assistant Athletic Director at Dakota State University, Jared Indahl, played a year on the male practice squad for Pat Summitt's Lady Vol's basketball team.Indahl says...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Republicans oppose Amendment V
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The South Dakota Republican Party last weekend officially opposed a ballot measure that seeks to establish nonpartisan elections.Party Executive Director Ryan Budmayr says...
View ArticleJoint jurisdiction hurdles ahead for Crooks
As Sioux Falls growth creeps further to the northwest joint jurisdiction with Crooks and Minnehaha County will come to a head.Scott Anderson with county zoning and planning says changing boundaries...
View ArticleGas prices lower for Independence Day
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -The average price for regular gasoline fell to $2.33 a gallon yesterday.That’s down 2.4 cents from a week ago, according to the Energy Information Administration.The EIA...
View ArticleKightlinger doesn't expect Zika in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - South Dakota’s first case of West Nile Virus was detected last week in a Minnehaha County teenager and mosquito pools in Lincoln and Brown counties have tested positive...
View ArticleLargest Capital Budget in History
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) After budgets in the the past for what he terms "quality of life" spending on the Events Center, an Aquatics Center and other big ticket items, this budget is "back to...
View ArticleEmergency responders sharpen skills on Lake Alvin
Harrisburg, SD (KELO AM) - Emergency crews were called to Lake Alvin Tuesday night for a training exercise.Roads around the lake were blocked off as crews from as far away as Larchwood, Iowa honed...
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